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Dairymen’s  League  Will  Sell  Milk 
Foods  and  Markets  Department  Its  Agent 
On  August  28  the  Directors  of  tlie  Dairymen's 
League  held  the  most  important  meeting  in  the  history 
of  the  League.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  it  was 
the  most  important  dairy  meeting  ever  held  in  the 
State. 
Mr.  A.  A.  Hartshorn  had  been  elected  president  of 
the  League  at  the  Middletown  meeting  the  week  pre¬ 
vious  hut  declined  to  accept  the  position,  and  Mr.  .Tames 
S.  Brill,  of  Dutchess  County,  was  elected  in  his  place 
at  the  Albany  meeting. 
The  importance  of  the  meeting  was  due  to  the  plan 
adopted  by  the  meeting  for  the  sale  of  the  milk  of  its 
members  for  deliveries  on  and  after  October  1.  1010. 
The  Executive  Committee  designated  the  New  York 
State  Department  of  Foods  and  Markets  as  its  exclu¬ 
sive  agent  for  the  sale  of  milk  for  members  of  the 
League.  By  this  plan,  the  individual  milk  producer 
makes  the  League  his  agent  for  the  sale  of  his  milk  and 
the  League  designates  the  Department  of  Foods  and 
Markets  as  its  agent  for  the  sale  nf  all  of  the  milk  of 
all  of  its  members.  This  puts  the  sale  of  the  milk  of 
all  of  the  members  in  the  hands  of  one  agency  to  ne¬ 
gotiate  its  sale.  This  puts  the  problem  of  selling  milk 
of  the  members  of  the  League  in  the  hands  of  one 
agency  and  is  without  exception  the  most  advanced 
position  that  has  as  yet  been  made  in  this  State  or  in 
this  nation  for  the  sale  and  distribution  of  a  farm  food 
product. 
The  Executive  Committee  of  the  League  i  sued  the 
following  letter  to  its  members  : 
“To  the  Members  of  the  Dairymen’s  League  : — The 
Directors  of  the  Dairymen’s  League,  an  organization  of 
which  you  are  a  member,  believe  that  now  Is  the  time 
for  the  League  to  take  definite,  united  aetion  to  secure 
a  fair  price  for  the  milk  of  its  members  and  have, 
therefore,  authorized  the  Executive  Committee  to  sell 
the  milk  of  all  members  of  the  League.  The  Executive 
Committee  has  arranged  to  sell  your  milk  through  the 
agency  of  the  New  York  $tate  Deparment  of  Foods 
and  Markets,  and  has  agreed  upon  a  minimum.  Uniform 
price  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  for  a  per¬ 
iod  of  six  months,  from  October  1.  1010  to  March  SI, 
1017.  As  you  have  Consigned  to  the  Dairymen’s  League, 
your  authorized  and  exclusive  agent,  fur  sale,  all  of  the 
milk  produced  upon  the  farms  controlled  by  you,  you 
are  hereby  cautioned  not  to  make  any  other  contracts 
for  the  control  of  your  milk  after  October  1.  1010, 
You  will  be  advised  through  your  local  branch  offieers, 
«>r  otherwise,  before  September  15,  of  the  price  which 
your  agent  has  sot.  In  the  event  that  the  Executive 
Committee,  through  the  Department  of  Foods  and  Mar¬ 
kets,  is  unable  to  dispose  of  your  milk  at  its  price,  you 
will  be  advised  of  the  situation  and  kept  posted  as  to 
the  progress  being  made.  Under  these  circumstances, 
no  milk  is  to  be  delivered  until  due  notice  is  received 
from  the  Executive  Committee. 
SIGN  NO  CONTRACTS. 
“At  the  meeting  of  the  Directors  on  June  1,  1016, 
a  resolution  was  passed  laying  an  assessment  of  25 
cents  per  c-ow  upon  the  stockholders,  for  the  number  of 
cows  subscribed.  This  assessment  is  made  necessary 
to  provide  the  League  with  funds  to  carry  out  its  work. 
“From  now  until  the  first  of  October,  your  directors 
urge  upon  you  the  necessity  of  doing  everything  you  can 
to  increase  the  membership  and  strengthen  the  organi¬ 
zation  in  your  neighborhood.  By  so  doing  you  will 
strengthen  the  position  of  your  officers  and  help  them 
to  better  serve  you. 
“Make  all  remittances  to  Albert  Manning,  Secretary, 
Otisviile,  X.  Y. 
“Very  truly  yours,  * 
“albert  manning,  Sec’y.’’ 
Executive  Committee — B.  D.  Cooper,  Chairman,  F. 
H.  Thompson.  Frank  Sherman. 
Ex-Officio — J.  S.  Brill,  Pres.,  Albert  Manning,  Sec’y. 
The  Department,  has  issued  the  following  letter  to 
milk  dealers  and  the  public: 
The  Dairymen’s  League,  consisting  of  IP., 000  farmers 
with  100.000  cows,  has  designated  the  Xew  York  State 
Department  <«f  Foods  and  Markets  as  the  exelusvie  agent 
of  these  farmers  for  the  sale  of  their  milk. 
The  Department  is  now  ready  to  sell  milk  fur  deliv¬ 
eries  on  and  after  October  1,  1016.  It  is  desirable  that 
there  be  no  disturbance  of  present  business  organiza¬ 
tions.  and  for  10  days  preference  will  be  given  old  cus¬ 
tomers  to  contract  for  their  regular  supplies  of  milk 
in  the  districts  in  which  they  have  plants  now  in  op¬ 
eration.  The  price  of  milk  will  be  uniform  to  all  alike 
whether  large  or  small  buyers;  and  all  dealers  will  be 
fully  protected  by  the  State  in  the  sale  and  distribution 
of  the  milk  to  consumers. 
While  the  dealers  must  pay  more  than  formerly,  the 
producers  have  agreed  to  accept  a  price  at  this  time 
that  will  afford  them  less  than  hired  men’s  wages  as 
tigmed  by  the  Wicks  Committee  and  various  other 
competent  and  disinterested  authorities.  The  farmers 
wish  to  cooperate  with  distributors  delivering  milk  as 
cheap  as  possible  to  city  consumers  in  order  to  increase 
consumption,  maintain  production,  and  supply  milk  at 
the  lowest  possible  cost  to  the  city  population.  The 
advance  price  that  will  be  insisted  upon  is  only  enough 
to  enable  farmers  to  produce  milk  at  all  and  to  main¬ 
tain  the  present  supply* 
Present  conditions  indicate  a  short  supply  and  deal¬ 
ers  who  wish  to  make  sure  of  their  requirements  will 
do  well  to  file  early  orders.  While  an  opportunity  is 
given  old  customers  to  place  contracts  for  milk  where 
they  have  shipping  plants  in  operation,  milk  in  other 
territories  will  be  sold  to  the  first  comers,  and  uo  re¬ 
servations  whatever  will  be  made  after  September  10. 
We  would  be  pleased  to  have  you  call  iu  reference  to 
an  order,  or  if  more  convenient,  we  will  call  on  you 
at  your  convenience.  We  will  go  anywhere  to  sell  milk. 
Department  of  Foods  and  Markets,  2(W  Franklin  St., 
Xew  York  City;  John  J.  Dillon,  Commissioner. 
Notes  from  Department  of  Foods  and 
Markets 
204  Franklin  St.,  New  York  City 
On  August  29  the  vailroads  west,  of  thp  Misssisippi 
River  placed  an  embargo  upon  all  shipments  of  perish¬ 
able  goods  for  Eastern  markets.  As  a  result,  there  will 
be  a  probable  shortage  during  the  first  10  days  iu  Sep¬ 
tember  of  Western  pears,  plums,  peaches,  grapes,  apples, 
butter,  eggs  and  poultry.  Nearb.v  shippers  of  these  com¬ 
modities  nil!  probably  obtain  higher  prices  in  this  mar¬ 
ket  if  this  condition  continues  for  a  short  time. 
EGGS. — A  large  proportion  of  the  eggs  arriving  are 
showing  heat  damage.  The  market  advanced  gradually 
during  the  week.  On  best  State  and  near-by* white  hen¬ 
nery  eggs  we  obtained  46  cents.  The  market  is  strong 
on  fresh  gathered  eggs  and  will  probably  go  higher. 
The  best  mixed  white  and  cream  colored  eggs  sold  at 
from  42  t<>  44  cents.  Brown  hennery  eggs  sold  at  from 
35  to  39  cents.  We  sold  one  lot.  of  Tennessee  eggs 
on  a  basis  of  43  cents.  A  few  lots  from  Pennsylvania 
and  Maryland  arrived  in  poor  condition,  showing  the 
>  fleets  of  hot  weather  and  of  being  held  for  some  time, 
and  sold  at  28  to  34  cents. 
CHEESE., — Active  purchases  for  export  account  have 
resulted  in  a  higher  market,  18%  to  19  cents  for  fancy 
white  or  colored  in  large  or  small  sizes,  nothing  desir¬ 
able  for  less  than  17%  to  18c.  The  sharp  advance  in 
creamery  butter  and  the  higher  price  paid  for  raw  milk 
is  reflected  in  the  advancing  market  on  cheese. 
BETTER. — Fancy  Western  creamery  advanced  one 
to  one  and  a  half  cents  per  pound.  Fancy  State  Dairy 
brought  32  to  32%  cents,  in  mixed  packages  from  27 
to  31. 
LIVE  POULTRY. — The  market  was  excited  late  in 
the  week  by  reports  that  the  railroads  in  the  West  re¬ 
fused  to  accept  live  poultry  or  to  guarantee  delivery  of 
same  owing  to  the  proposed  or  possible  strike.  The  sales 
at  first  of  week  on  State  and  near-by  were  18%  to  19 
cents  on  the  fowls,  and  23  to  24  cents  on  chickens.  The 
market  gradually  strengthened,  and  by  Wednesday  re¬ 
alized  25  cents  for  chickens  and  21  to  21%  cents  for 
fowls,  while  sales  were  made  on  Thursday  at  27  to  28 
cents  on  Leghorn  chickens  and  22  to  22%  cents  on  Leg¬ 
horn  fowls.  Small,  scrubby  Leghorn  chickens  and  fowls 
went  at  one-half  to  one  cent  per  pound  less.  Western 
fowls  sold  Thursday  at  23  cents  by  the  carload  and  the 
Western  chickens  went  at  28  cents.  Old  roosters  were 
more  plentiful  than  other  kinds  of  poultry  and  selling 
at  15  cents  to  16  cents  per  pound.  State  ducks  weigh¬ 
ing  five  pounds  and  up  brought  22  cents,  and  where  the 
average  weight  was  four  pounds,  21  cents  was  all  that 
could  be  realized. 
DRE8SFD  POULTRY. — Prices,  one  to  two  cents 
higher  and  market  dosed  firm.  Ice  packed  fowls  sold 
at  from  22  to  23  cents  and  chickens  at  from  26  to  28 
A  few  broiling  turkeys  are  coming  forward  and  those 
weighing  seven  to  10  pounds  a  pair  are  selling  at  from 
83.50  to  $4.  Squab  in  active  demand  at  from  $3.50  to 
$6  per  dozen,  but  only  birds  weighing  one  pound  each 
can  command  the  higher  price. 
APPLES. — Receipts  of  apples  increased  from  the 
River  section  and  Western  Xew  York.  Shipments  from 
Jersey.  Delaware  and  the  Virginias  were  heavy.  A  few 
Northwestern  Greenings  sold  from  $2,75  to  $3.75  pel* 
barrel,  in  baskets,  $1  to  $1.75.  Several  carloads  of 
Duchess  sold  from  $1.75  to  $2.75  per  bbl. :  in  baskets, 
50  to  75  cents.  Alexander  brought  $2.50  to  $3.50 ; 
Bravenstein.  $2  to  $3;  windfalls  in  large  supply  at 
75c.  to  $1.25  per  barrel. 
PFAR.8. — Late  in  the  week  we  sold  Bartlett  pears  up 
to  $5.25  per  barrel  This  price  was  higher  than  any 
quotation  on  that  date  A  few  fancy  shipments  of  Clapp 
Favorite  sold  at  $5.50  per  barrel.  The  receipts  gener¬ 
ally  were  of  ordinary  quality.  A  large  portion  of  the 
Hudson  River  Bartlett  crop  lias  been  sold  to  canners 
at  from  2%  to  2%  cents  per  pound  F.  O.  B.  loading 
station. 
PEACHES. — Ordinary  near-by  fruit  is  plentiful. 
Fancy  Flbertas  sold  from  $2.50  to  $2.75  pier  carrier. 
Ordinary  grades  sold  from  $1  to  $2  per  carrier,  baskets 
from  40  to  1*0  cents.  A  few  shipments  from  np-State 
sold  from  $1  to  $2  per  carrier  and  40  to  75  cents  per 
basket. 
PEAS. — Receipts  of  State  peas  were  light,  with  but 
few  fancy  lots  on  the  market.  Fancy  State  Telephones 
brought  $2.50  per  bushel.  Poor  and  withered  stock  sold 
from  50  cents  to  $1. 
STRING  BEANS. — Market  is  firm  on  good  stock. 
Fancy  wax  beans  sold  from  $1.50  to  $1.75.  Green 
beans  sold  from  75  cents  to  $1.50  as  to  quality. 
POTATOES.— Anticipating  a  railroad  strike,  all 
grades  of  potatoes  advanced  late  in  the  week  a  dollar 
per  hag.  Jersey  Long  varieties  sold  from  $3.50  to  $4. 
Long  Island  stock.  $4.  A  few  lots  of  State  potatoes 
sold  from  $3.25  to  $3.75  per  165-pound  bag. 
Summary  of  sales  of  miscellaneous  farm  products 
during  the  week  ending  August  31st,  1936; 
EGGS. 
7 
cases  . 
$0  45 
17 
cases  . 
44 
7 
cases  . 
43 
62 
cases  . 
.42 
2 
cases  . 
41  %> 
5 
cases  . 
41  *’ 
0 
cases  . 
.40% 
17 
cases  . 
40  ** 
O 
cases  . 
39 
36% 
cases  . 
. . .  ,3S 
9 
cases  . 
37 
21 
cases  . 
36 
11 
17 
19 
19 
cases  . 
eases  . 
cases  . 
cases  . 
.35 
0 1 
.  .  .  .o-dk 
QQ 
...  .OO 
32 
4 
O 
12% 
•> 
10 
eases  . 
cases  . .  . 
on sos  . 
. . .  .31% 
...  .31 
30 
cases  . 
cases  . 
, . .  .29 
.°S 
1 
case  . 
.27% 
1 
CflSP.  . 
.  .  .  /'o 
292  cases. 
on  iii 
BUTTER. 
ca  on 
181  lbs . . . 
.  .  .  .  ipU.-U 
. 28% 
201  lbs. 
POULTRY. 
163  lbs.  ducks  . $0.17 
353  lbs.  ducks  . 16 
74  lbs.  ducks  . 15% 
590  lbs. 
75  lbs.  Id  cocks  . 14 
249  lbs.  fowl  . . . 21 
71  lbs.  fowl  . 19% 
76  lbs.  fowl  . 19  ” 
183  lbs.  fowl  . 18% 
925  lbs.  fowl  . IS 
1381  lbs.  fowl  . 1714 
172  lbs.  fowl  . . . 17 
57  lbs.  fowl  . . 16% 
3114  lbs. 
40  lbs.  broilers  . 28 
34  lbs.  broilers  . 27 
1397  lbs.  broilers  . . 26 
1291  lbs.  broilers  . : . 25 
306  lbs.  broilers  . 24 
274  lbs.  broilers  . 23 
3348  lbs. 
VEGETABLES. 
12  bags  potatoes,  bu . $0.75 
4  bags  potatoes,  bu . 80 
IS  bags  potatoes,  bn . 85 
34  bags. 
20  baskets  onions  . S5 
10  baskets  onions  .  1.12% 
30  baskets. 
41  bunc-hes  celery  . 60 
60  bunches  celery  . 55 
7S  bunches  celery  . 50 
3  hunches  celery  . 381-3 
36  bunches  celery  . 40 
72  bunches  celery  . 35 
4  bunches  celery  . 30 
294  hunches. 
13  crates  tomatoes  .  1.25 
4  crates  tomatoes  .  1.00 
17  crates. 
7  baskets  pickles  . . . . 
2  baskets  pickles  . . . . 
10  baskets  pickles  .... 
21  baskets  pickles  . .  .  . 
2  baskets  cukes  . 
5  baskets  cucumbers 
2  baskets  cucumbers 
1  basket  cucumbers  . 
1222  lbs.  beans,  cwt.  . .  . 
209  lbs.  beans,  cwt.  ... 
1*8  lbs.  beans,  lb.  ..... 
163  lbs.  beans  . . . 
2  bags  beans  .  . . 
5  baskets  Lima  beaus 
16  baskets  Lima  beaus 
1  basket  Lima  beans 
2  baskets  Lima  beans 
5  bbls.  cauliflower  . . 
6  baskets  string  beans 
-MISCELLANEOUS  MEATS. 
15  lbs.  live  rabbits  . 
15  lbs.  live  rabbits  . 
30  lbs. 
FRUITS. 
1  bbl.  crab  apples  . . 
1  bbl.  apples  . 
*> 
bbls. 
apples 
0 
«> 
bbls. 
apples  . 
O 
bbls. 
apples  . 
7 
bbls. 
apples  . . 
15 
bbls. 
apples  • 
78 
bbls. 
apples  , 
29 
bbls. 
apples  . 
17 
bbls. 
apples  . 
4 
bbls. 
apples  . 
160 
bbls. 
28  baskets  apples  . 
5  baskets  apples  . 
20  baskets  apples  . 
16  baskets  apples  . 
1  basket  apples  . 
4  baskets  apples  . 
46  baskets  apples  . 
14  baskets  apples  . 
1  basket  apples  . 
21  baskets  apples  . 
...  .60 
. . .  .75 
...  .55 
...  .50 
...  1.67% 
...  1.50 
...  1.25 
.  .  .  1.00 
.  .  .  9.40 
. .  .  9.00 
.  .  .  .09% 
. . .  .07 
...  1.50 
.50 
...  1.12% 
...  1.25' 
...  1.00 
...  3.25 
...  1.00 
.$0.19 
.  .16 
$5.25 
4.00 
3.50 
3.25 
3.00 
2.75 
2.50 
2.25 
2.00 
1.75 
1.50 
.  1.25 
.  1.10 
.  1.00 
.  .90 
. 60 
. 55 
• . .  •  *o0 
156  baskets. 
2  crates  apples  . . . 
5  hampers  anples  . 
. 40 
75 
1  bbl . 
PEARS. 
. $4  50 
3  bbls . 
.  4.25 
12  bbls . 
.  4.00 
1.8  bbls . 
.  3  75 
4  bbls . 
4  DDLS.  . . 
5  bbls . 
.  3  00 
S  bids . 
16  bbls . 
. 2  50 
4  bbls . 
O  OPj 
10  bbls . 
. . 2.00 
14  bbls . 
2  Ids . 
.  1.50 
1  bbl . 
.  1.25 
102  bbls. 
1  box  . 
_ _ _  1  OK 
15-4  huxea  .  1  no 
4  boxes  . 
.  90 
4  boxes  . . . 
12  boxes  . . . 
. 1 1 1 1 T  t  ,50 
34  boxes. 
3  baskets  . 
.  1.50 
8  baskets  . 
.  1  OK 
13  baskets  . 
141  baskets . 
29  baskets  . 
. 95 
40  baskets  . 
. .80 
120  baskets  . 
3  baskets  ........ 
.  66  o. 
4  baskets  . 
. 60 
(Continued  on  page  1195.) 
